The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-22

Diet and Domestic Habits of Celebrated
People.

People.
Count de Lesseps' house in Paris is filed
with objects of art, pictures, rare pieces of
furniture curious enamels, wonderful
specimens of SAKE and Seyres, Venetian
mirrors and fasks, Chinese etageres, Jap
anese desks, easels, etc. The large draw
Ing room is about forty feet in length and
the floor is covered by Turkish rug. The
walls are hung with rich red figured silk,
which throws into re .ef the pure white
WOO d-wcfk, delicateiy carved as 10 the time
OF Louis XIV. Rich Aabuss IN curtains are
Al the widows and from the ceiling is sus-
pended colossal crystal chandelier, the
the rainbow tints of which are reelected in
the mirrors that multiply the splendors of
this room. Some of the sofas and chars
are covered with Aubusson, others with red
satin embroidered with gold Three arches.
decorated with acanthu5 leaves, separate
this room from the second drawing room.
This room is about twenty-five feet square
and between its two windows is branched
candlestick. On hign pedestal, covered
with red plush, stand two Cupids of Car
rara marble; these hold the brass candle
stick, which he's forty branches. Opposite
is a second candiestick, the counterpart OF
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XVI. sofa is table, which may be better
described as a small showcase; under its
glass are ancient snuff boxes in pearl, toy
toise she'll, enamel and gold, fans, crosses,
bibelots Of every kind-an historical pags
of museum.
The Queen Regent of Spain is hard
working woman ia her dominions. She
rises at seven, and as soon as she has made
her toilet she sends for her little son and
the members of the royal family, and
spends an hour or so with them. AT nina
she attends to her household affairs, goes
over her accounts, give her orders for the
day, reads her letters, gaaces through the
newspapers, and is ready by ten or little
after TO receive the reports of the captain
general OF the garrison. He is succeeded
by the prime minister, who has long in
teryisw with the Queen on affairs of state
every day but Monday, when she presides
at Cabinet council instead. At twelve
o'clock the royal family sit down to de-
jeuner, at which meal the little King al
ways assists, though only as spectator, of
course. At two one of the ministers pre-
sents himself with the DEGREES and state
papers of different kinds, which await her
signature. Twice a week she holds levee,
and it is rarely over before six. The other
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any other show of state After dinner the
royal patty amuse themselves with cards,
or talk literature or art with Count Morphy,
who is an accomplished musician, and st
eleven the Queen retires to seek the rest of
which she Is SO well entitled after her
fatiguing days work.
Bismarck is an enormous eater and
drinker, gu fling great draughts OF Bor-
deaux wine and champagne at his msals.
he once said in the heichstag that the
national drink of the Germans is the red
wine Of France. He IS a very hard worker
his applica ion du ing Office hours being in
cessant. He rarely rises before IL O clock
in the morning and loves especially to work
late at night, his mind, he says, being less
subject to distractions and his will being
hr nerwhen the noise of the day is over. He
breakfasts at nom, dimes at seven, and
takes tea at ten; usually with his wife, his
daughter, the Countess van Rantzau, his
son-in-law, and one or two secretaries. He
rarely has any other guests at table. When
he is at home Bismarck doffs his uniform
of cavalry general to put on long frock
coat and a huge felt hat. There is one
halter in Bemen who has the privilege of
making the extraordinary hats of which he
is so fond
ANuooSAA OaSSy VIC ho1OAAOuo III VI
Wall street, retires at ten or half-past ten.
In the simmer he rises at half-pat six and
in the winter at eight. His breakfast
usually comprises a steak or chop,
baked potato and roll. Wheaton grits
are an inyariable accompaniment. MIR.
Sage says: 81 eat wheaton gsits every day
an l they always agree with me. Six months
in the ye have baked or stewed apples
for breakfast. Fruit am fond of and al
ways find it beneficial His dinner is
equally plain and substantial. He does not
use tobacco, but in summer he takes claret
at dinner and in winter often takes
spoonful of whiskey in apollinaris water
after breakfast SIT is frst-rate tonic
he says.
The Emperor William of Germany mair-
tains extraordinary good health for man
in his nineties by his plain and simple
mode of life. He rises at nine and dons a
worn uniform, for he likes convenient
clothes. He gives the morning to business,
lunches at one on eggs and outlet, rides or
drives in the afternoon and dimes at six
with the Empress, the repast rarely incluG-
ing more than three courses. He retires at
eleven o'clock after cup of tea.